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North Carolina State History Lapbook Journal LJ_SNC North Carolina State History Lapbook Journal Designed for 6th-12th Grades, but could be adjusted for younger grade levels. Written & designed by Cyndi Kinney & Judy Trout of Knowledge Box Central North Carolina History Lapbook Journal Copyright © 2012 Knowledge Box Central www.KnowledgeBoxCentral.com ISBN # Ebook:978-1-61625-437-7 CD: 978-1-61625-438-4 Printed: 978-1-61625-439-1 Publisher: Knowledge Box Central http://www.knowledgeboxcentral.com All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, except as provided by USA copyright law. The purchaser of the eBook or CD is licensed to copy this information for use with the immediate family members only. If you are interested in copying for a larger group, please contact the publisher. Printed format is not to be copied and is consumable. It is designed for one student only. All information and graphics within this product are originals or have been used with permission from its owners, and credit has been given when appropriate. These include, but are not limited to the following: www.iclipart.com, and Art Explosion Clipart. North Carolina State History Lapbook Journal Thanks for purchasing this product. Please check out our Lapbook Journals for other states. The Lapbook Journals are designed for 6th-12th grades but could be adjusted for use with younger students. Please also check out our Lapbooks for each state, and these are designed for K-8th grades. We are designing these products, Lapbook Journals and Lapbooks, so that they follow the same Study Guide. This will allow for a family to study State History TOGETHER, with each age group using the product (Lapbook Journal or Lapbook) that best suits that group. The parent may teach from ONE Study Guide and allow each student to document what he is learning in his own way. How to Use This Product: 1. Supplies: Gather the following supplies: 3-ring binder (2 inches), scissors, white paper, colored paper, light colored cardstock, glue, staples & stapler, ribbon, hole punch, metal brad fasteners (optional), and crayons or colored pencils. (If you purchased the printed format of this product, then you will need all of the listed supplies except the paper.) 2. Brochures/Pamphlets: Contact a Chamber of Commerce or travel agent within your state, and request brochures and pamphlets. Place a pocket inside your binder, and keep your brochures and pamphlets there. During your study, you may refer to these to help with answering the questions. You may also choose to cut out some of the words or pictures from them and decorate the pages of your notebook. 3. Study Guide: This guide contains an overview of this state’s history. Websites where you can find additional information are included on the last page of the Study Guide. 4. Journal Pages: These pages contain many questions that you will need to answer during your study of this state’s history. There are 2 blank pages at the end of this section, and these are for your State Report. This will be a short essay that tells a brief overview of what you have learned during your study. You may add pages, as needed. 5. Lapbook Pages: This is where you will create 6 booklets that further document what you have learned during your study. If you enjoy hand- on projects, you may complete these and glue them on the last 2 pages of this section. If you choose not to complete these booklets, then we suggest that you make sure to cover the requested information in your State Report in the previous section. North Carolina State History Lapbook Journal The following pages contain the Study Guide Print on white paper. North Carolina State History Lapbook Journal Study Guide The Great Seal of North Carolina North and South Carolina were one colony until 1729. Carolina was named to honor Charles IX of France and then Charles I and Charles II of England. Carolina is rooted in Latin and comes from the word Caroliinus. This word is derived from the name Carolus, translated as "Charles." People who live in North Carolina or who come from North Carolina are called North Carolinians. W inston- 85 Salem Ya d kin Ro a no ke Durham Rive r G reensboro Rive r 85 95 40 Raleigh 77 26 Charlotte NORTH Ne use Pe e De e Rive r Rive r CAROLINA 40 W ilm ington Map of North Carolina – Capital, Major Lakes and Rivers STATEHOOD North Carolina was admitted to the Union as the 12thh state on November 21, 1789. STATE CONSTITUTION Through its history, North Carolina has had three Constitutions: the Constitution of 1776, the Constitution 1868, and the Constitution of 1971. PREAMBLE: We, the people of the State of North Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for the preservation of the American Union and the existence of our civil, political and religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him for the continuance of those blessings to us and our posterity, do, for the more certain security thereof and for the better government of this State, ordain and establish this Constitution. STATE GOVERNMENT The Executive Branch of government is the branch that enforces laws. The head of this branch is the governor, who is elected every four years. Along with the Governor, the Executive Branch also includes the Lieutenant Governor and many state agencies The legislative arm of the state is the North Carolina General Assembly. They enact general and local laws that promote the best interests of the state, and establish rules and regulations governing the conduct of the people. Like the federal government and almost all the other states (Nebraska being the only exception), North Carolina has a bicameral legislature, consisting of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The legislature meets annually; the so- called "Long Session" occurs in odd numbered years, while the "Short Session" occurs in even numbered years. Occasionally, in the case of a special need, the Governor may call a Special Session of the General Assembly after they have adjourned for the year. Senate: The Senate has 50 members. Elections for all 50 seats are held every two years. The Lieutenant Governor is the President of the Senate; however, his/her main duty is to cast a deciding vote in the case of a tie. At the beginning of each biennium, the Senate chooses a President pro Tempore, who presides in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor. The most important duty of the President pro Tempore is to appoint the members to the various standing committees in the Senate. House of Representatives: The House of Representatives has 120 members. Elections for all 120 seats are held every 2 years. At the beginning of each session, the members of the House choose a Speaker, who presides over the business of the House. In extraordinary cases, such as in the 2003-04 biennium, when the house was evenly divided between the two political parties, co- Speakers may be chosen. As in the Senate, the most important duty of the Speaker is to appoint the members to the various standing committees. The Judicial Branch interprets the laws and makes decisions about the laws and those who break them. It is made up of several courts, the highest of which is the state Supreme Court. U.S. CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION The legislative branch of the United States government makes laws for our nation and raises and distributes money to run the United States government. The most evident part of the legislative branch is the United States Congress. Congress is divided into two parts, called houses. The two parts are the Senate and the House of Representatives. Congress is referred to as a bicameral body because it is made up of two houses. The Latin roots of the word bicameral, "bi" and "cameral," mean two chambers or rooms. Members of the Senate are called Senators and members of the House of Representatives are called Representatives. Senators and representatives serving in these two bodies are sometimes referred to as congressmen, or women, and sometimes as legislators because their business is to legislate or make laws. The role of the legislative branch is defined in the United States Constitution. Each state elects people to represent them in the United States Congress in Washington, DC. The citizens of each state elect two senators to represent them in the Senate. They also elect representatives to represent them in the House of Representatives. The number of representatives each state sends to the House of Representatives is not a specific number like the Senate, but is based on the population of the state. The people, that are elected to represent the state's citizens in the United States Congress, are referred to as the congressional delegation. There are 100 senators in the U.S. Senate. Each is elected to a term, in the Senate, of six years. There are 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Each is elected to a term, in the "House," of two years. The citizens of North Carolina elect two people, like every other state, to represent them in the Senate and 13 people, based on North Carolina’s Population, to represent them in the House of Representatives. STATE SEAL The Great Seal of North Carolina In 1971, North Carolina's General Assembly resolved to standardize the design of the state's seal. Prior to this resolution, the seal took on many different design variations.
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